Sunday, June 30, 2013

As I wrote before here: Tanks with upcycled vintage crochet doily back I sewn a doily as appliqué on the back of the top. So today I show it step by step so you can make it at home and have a absolutely unique top. You can decorate also t-shirt.The doily should be neither too small nor too big. Put it in the center of the back and draw a circle with a chalk. Circle should be smaller than doily about 1 cm/0.4" from every edge, it's necessary for the seam allowance.

Cut out a circle from the back of the top.

Then cuff inside the edge by about 0.7-1 cm/0.3-0.4" and pin the napkin.

Baste it.

After that, sew from the back on the sewing machine with zig-zag stitch with the largest width of the stitch. Zig-zag finish the edge of the top and it is not unknit. Control the sew and cut out superfluous fabric.

Saturday, June 22, 2013

A month ago I've bought colorful doilies on local flea market. First I thinked to sell them as they are. But after that one idea crossed my mind: to buy colorful tanks and sew a doily as appliqué on the back. I visited a few teenagers brands' shops and found white, lime green, orange, yellow nad light brown tanks. Here is the result:

After that I thinked that will be great to make a whole crochet back of thetank. After sewing skirts from vintage crochet tableclothes a few pieces remains. Of course, I never throw nothing)) So I had a red and blue piece and big pink rectangular doily. I matched a trim to sew round the neck and scye.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Katerina from MayaHoney is my friend and I admire her work. Her beads (and photography!) are fantastic, and I love the colors oh so much. I found this article in Internet and was so fascinated by combination of photos with beads and color pallettes that I decided to post them on my blog.

Monday, June 17, 2013

I always try to find a time now to make new photos so I present today photos I called "Peony beauty"Only once I found and bought peonies, unfortunately, otherwise I would bought them every week. They are absolutely amazing!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Built in
Petrozavodsk and based on old drawings, three-masted ship is a replica of the
17th century seacoast rook. All the details - from Horns to the tiller - made
​​in the style and technology of pre-Petrine era.

The ship is
made of oak and the Karelian pine, has three masts with square-rigged and
diesel motor. Length is 16 meters. Pomors on such barges plied all the North
Sea.

A man who
was on board, immediately disappeared inside, as soon as I approached the
camera. Weather was also not so good.

Friday, June 14, 2013

I made new beach skirts upcycled from vintage crochet tableclothes. This time after buying I found some spots on two tableclothes. One idead come into my mind and I realized it - I hand died them! One in bright blue color and other in red. So these skirts are complitely unique!They are delightfully soft, light and comfortable skirts.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

I have always been inspired by nature. And you? I can't say that one season I like more than others - each has its own beauty, its colors, its charm.

Today I'll show you the spring in Southern Italy. I love it for the rave of colors of flowers in the fields, for the fresh wind, for still empty golden beaches, where you can see traces of the animals and birds on the sand...

My latest collection of jewelery called Pastel Shades, and it is dedicated to the colors of the spring.

After Easter in Italy is traditionally a day off, which is all carried out in the nature, picnics. We also went to a wonderful place called Porto Selvaggio, on the way we stopped at a place with beaches, surrounded by dunes Spiaggiabella.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Today is the last day of the Negroamaro Winefestival. And finally I found the time to edit the photos that I
took the first day of the festival :)

It's the second year of renewed Negroamaro Winefestival. Wine, olive oil, cheeses, cold cuts and a variety of local edible goods producers arrive from all the Puglia region. This year there are more than 100 exhibitors.

Every day
from Friday till Tuesday (today) from 7 pm until late at night many people
walked in the city center drinking, eating, dancing etc…

If you want
you can just walk but you should buy the ticket to taste delicious food . This ticket include drinks and foods or only drinks. Also you receive wine glass with special small
bag-pocket to hang the glass on the neck.

I arrived early to take the picture of the main entrance, while there isn't a crowd. Of course the entrance has only decorative function)

We taste
out first wine. It’s prosecco, Italian sparkling wine, good for begin the evening.

Each exhibitor tries to accentuate his stand and to attract people.

Usually olive oil is tryedon a piece of homemade bread, but you can ask to pour oil into a small cup.

About me

My name is Ekaterina. I’m а Russian girl living in Italy. I’ve always loved sewing since I was a child. Now I sew clothing and home decor, create fabric and leather jewelry and sell them in my online shops. Also I like photography, especially food photography.